Folarin Balogun and Christian Pulisic react as referee Raphael Claus indicates a VAR decision Charlotte Wilson/ Presented as ...

As you watch or read about the World Cup, there's a good chance that you'll see someone talking about VAR. But what is it? VAR is the use of the video assistant referee to review decisions made in a ...

Andy Davies breaks down all three major incidents from England's topsy-turvy 3-2 World Cup round-of-16 win over Mexico.

Video review doesn’t always improve sports. Former US Men’s National Team forward Herculez Gomez — and many others — called ...

A simple guide to how VAR works in soccer, what decisions can be reviewed and how video replay will be used during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Ex-Fiorentina and Milan star Riccardo Montolivo complains that VAR has ‘more power’ than on-the-field referees: ‘It should be the other way around, like this, it’s a mess.’ Italian referees are under ...

In an analysis of a video-assisted, pitch-side review of soccer (UK football) referee calls in the English Premier League, referees overturned their original call 95% of the time. However, these ...

Design: Kelsea Petersen/The Athletic; Photos: Paul Ellis/Getty Images, Ryan Pierce/Getty Images Graham Scott refereed in the Premier League for a decade before retiring in 2025 to return to his ...

There has been outcry as USMNT forward Folarin Balogun was given a red card, with one former player claiming the ref blew the ...

According to reports in Italy, VAR officials were allegedly influenced by external figures, such as referees’ chief Gianluca Rocchi, who used ‘coded messages’ to suggest whether to alert the referee ...

The biggest game of the season is also the last game of the season in Europe as the Champions League Final will be played today in Budapest, Hungary. PSG will look to go back-to-back and win the ...